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Princeton University Athletics
Princeton at the FIL World Cup
July 24, 2017 | Women's Lacrosse
Three members of the Princeton women's lacrosse family competed at the 2017 Federation of International Lacrosse World Cup in England, during the last two weeks. All three showed their prowess as each was named the Most Valuable Player during the tournament. Here's a look at how they and their respective countries performed:
Nonie Andersen '19, Ireland
- Andersen tallied two free-position goals in a 10-5 loss to New Zealand in the opening round on July 13
- In an 18-3 win over Columbia, Andersen tallied a game-best four assists, grabbed three loose balls, caused two turnovers and one draw
- In a 20-2 defeat of Sweden, Andersen scored three goals and added one assists, four loose balls and four draw controls.
- Ireland went 2-1 in Pool E play and qualified for the Platinum Division.
- Facing her soon-to-be assistant coach Kerrin Maurer and Italy in the third play-in game, Andersen scored four goals and had one assists, one loose ball, on draw and one caused turnover as Ireland won 13-12
- Ireland lost a 9-6 game to the Czech Republic in the quarterfinals as Andersen tallied two goals, two draw controls and added one loose ball
- The squad rebounded with a 13-1 win in the consolation bracket semifinals over Netherlands. It's a team Andersen has some knowledge of, as Princeton played the Netherlands this past fall during its fall semester international trip. She had three loose balls, two caused turnovers and one goal.
- Andersen was tabbed the Most Valuable Player as Ireland defeated Germany, 14-8, in the 13th place game. She caused three turnovers, picked up four loose balls, won one draw control and had a goal and assist.
- Ireland finished 13th at the World Cup and Andersen had 20 points on 13 goals and seven assists. She had 16 loose balls, 11 draw controls and nine caused turnovers.
- Host nation England opened World Cup play hosting Wales in pool play on July 12 and earned a 12-6 victory. Hompe scored once, had one draw and one loose ball.
- In a 14-3 win over Scotland on July 14 Hompe had a team-high three points with two goals and one assist.
- England's first defeat in pool play was against the USA, an 18-1 game. Hompe led her team in shots on goal with two, had two loose balls and one draw.
- Hompe led England with a goal and an assist in in a 13-4 loss to Australia, won half of her draws and picked up two loose balls.
- In the final game of pool play, Hompe scored four of her team's six goals in an 8-6 loss to Canada. She scored on all but one of her shots on goal and had one draw. She helped give England a 3-1 lead, scoring the first three goals of the game, and then added a free-position goal in the second half.
- Finishing 4th in Pool A play, England once again faced Wales in the championship round quarterfinals on July 19, and took a 9-5 game. Hompe had a team-high three assist and one goal, one loose ball, one draw control and was 2 for 5 on draw wins.
- England advanced to the semifinal to face USA on July 20, but lost a 19-8 match. Hompe took the majority of draws in the game, going 12 for 19, had four draw controls, one assist and one loose ball.
- Hompe was named the Most Valuable Player as England defeated Australia 10-9 in the bronze medal game. Down 9-6 with less than 17 minutes to play, Hompe rattled off three straight goals to tie the game with 2:22 remaining in regulation. England won in OT on a free-position goal. During the game, Hompe added two loose balls, was 5 of 7 on draw wins and had four draw controls.
- This is England's first medal since 2005, its fourth bronze while it pushed Australia from the medal stand for the first time since the World Cup began in 1982.
- The newest member of the Princeton lacrosse family, Maurer was announced as the newest assistant coach for the Tigers just days before the World Cup.
- Maurer had a team-high six points in a 12-10 opening game victory over Hong Kong. She tallied the first two goals of the game and then added four assists. She was 13 for 20 in the center circle, had eight draw controls, two loose balls and caused three turnovers.
- Maurer was named the Most Valuable Player of the match in a 11-10 win over Korea. She posted two goals, one assists, was 16 for 20 on draws while controlling eight, had two loose balls and scored the game winner in the 59th minute.
- Italy lost its first match on July 16, a one-goal game to Haudenosaunee, 11-10. Maurer was 15 for 22 in the center circle with nine draw controls, had four assists and one goal.
- Another spectacular performance came against Switzerland, as she tallied a game-high five goals and one assist and was 11 for 13 on the draws with four controls as Italy won 9-5.
- Finishing 3-1 in Pool B, Italy moved on to the Platinum Division bracket and faced Ireland in the third play-in game on July 18. Maurer scored three goals and had three assists in the 13-12 loss, with nine draw controls on a 14-for-25 effort and had one loose ball.
- Italy rebounded with a 12-11 win over Germany in the quarterfinals on July 19. Maurer was 17 for 25 in the circle with 10 draw controls, one goal and three assists.
- Italy's final game was on July 20, a 16-6 loss to Japan in the semifinals. She led her team in scoring with four strikes was 7 for 16 in the circle with five draw controls
- Italy finished 11th at the World Cup
- Maurer finished with 34 points on 18 goals and 16 assists, was 93 for 141 (66%) on draw taken and won 53.
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